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Impact of Observance of Family Members' Rights… M.M. Safouraei Parizi (85
The wife must stay in the
dwelling that the husband
allots for her unless such
a right is reserved to the
wife. (The Civil Code of
the Islamic Republic of
Iran, 2002: Article 1114)
Children's Rights
A child is the sweetest fruit
of love between a man and
a woman who are lawfully
married to each other. The
presence of a child in a
marital life not only
increases love and affection;
commitment and a sense of
responsibility; hope and
optimism in marital
relationships but it also
causes the couple to witness
their child as a reflection of
their 'common self'. The
crying and laughing of a
baby are like a plectrum
striking the lyre of their
existence causing the music
of love, compassion, sacrifice,
devotion and kindness to
reverberate.
A child is like a newly
blossomed bud decorating
the grassland of the
marriage life with tenderness
and freshness. A child is a
gift from God and a sign of
divine grace that brings
with it abundant good
making the parents trustees
of the divine trust and
enabling them to perpetuate
themselves over time
through their offspring by
honoring the divine trust.
This aspiration will not be
materialized except through
fulfilling the rights which
the owner of trust has
determined and prescribed.
1. The Right to have a
Good Name
To choose a good name for
a baby is among the rights